Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun lump
4 senses of lump
Sense 1
ball, clod, glob, lump, clump, chunk -- (a compact mass; "a ball of mud caught him on the shoulder")
=> agglomeration -- (a jumbled collection or mass)
Sense 2
swelling, puffiness, lump -- (an abnormal protuberance or localized enlargement)
=> enlargement -- (the state of being enlarged)
=> symptom -- ((medicine) any sensation or change in bodily function that is experienced by a patient and is associated with a particular disease)
Sense 3
lout, clod, stumblebum, goon, oaf, lubber, lummox, lump, gawk -- (an awkward stupid person)
=> clumsy person -- (a person with poor motor coordination)
Sense 4
hunk, lump -- (a large piece of something without definite shape; "a hunk of bread"; "a lump of coal")
=> part, piece -- (a portion of a natural object; "they analyzed the river into three parts"; "he needed a piece of granite")
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb lump
2 senses of lump
Sense 1
lump, chunk -- (put together indiscriminately; "lump together all the applicants")
=> roll up, collect, accumulate, pile up, amass, compile, hoard -- (get or gather together; "I am accumulating evidence for the man's unfaithfulness to his wife"; "She is amassing a lot of data for her thesis"; "She rolled up a small fortune")
Sense 2
collocate, lump, chunk -- (group or chunk together in a certain order or place side by side)
=> group -- (arrange into a group or groups; "Can you group these shapes together?")